SCA to invest SEK 150 million in new processing equipment at Munksund paper mill in an initiative set to reduce environmental impact. “We will increase our production of pine oil, which is used to produce biofuels. At the same time, we’ll reduce energy consumption,” says Jens Riglert, site manager at Munksund’s paper mill. Pine oil is a by-product of the production of pulp and originates from the wood used. The chemical industry has long used pine o

Versowood has entered into a contract on 15 March 2022 to acquire the business of Kissakoski Sawmill owned by Veisto Oy and to transfer its operations to Versowood in July 2022. The business, machineries and buildings of the Kissakoski unit will be transferred in the acquisition. Approximately 20 employees of the company will be transferred to Versowood as old employees. Kissakoski sawmill saws approximately 120,000 m3 of small-diameter logs per year. The acquisition stren

Valmet will supply Valmet DNA Automation System and Valmet IQ Quality Control System to Norske Skog’s paper machine PM 3 in its Bruck facility, located in Austria. Norske Skog Bruck selected Valmet’s automation systems based on good references in technology, service support and low ownership costs. The installation is scheduled to start in the fourth quarter of 2022. The order is included in Valmet's orders received of the first quarter 2022. The value of the order i

In late 2019 AFT was awarded a comprehensive screen room project upgrade at Sodra Cell Monsteras TM4. To facilitate the screening modernization, a 3D model of all aspects of the job was created in detail. Virtual walk-throughs prior to and during construction aimed to help operators put a better system in place, once up and running.   Says Eva Nordvall Jonsson, senior process engineer at Sodra Monsteras, “As it turned out, the virtual screening model concept was the perfe

Together with its market-leading subsidiaries BTG and Toscotec, Voith now offers a modular Yankee Serivce portfolio with the new ProServices. Eight different specialized measurement and diagnostic tools allow papermakers to troubleshoot most Yankee operational and safety issues to increase tissue production efficiency. Increased performance and efficiency through bundled expertise Yankees are among the most important components of a tissue machine. To ensure smooth and effect

BID Group is pleased to announce it has entered into strategic partnership with Yaskawa America, Inc, Motoman Robotics Division. The focus of the partnership is to implement robotic systems into BID’s operations and develop new wood processing innovations. Yaskawa Motoman is a leading industrial robotics company in the Americas. As the industry leader in Operational Lifecycle Excellence, this strategic partnership will support BID in its mission to deliver its customers top performance,

Toscotec is pleased to announce the purchase of a TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer for Shawano Specialty Papers, a division of Little Rapids Corporation. The dryer will be installed on PM3 at their paper mill in Shawano, Wisconsin, USA. The installation is scheduled for the third quarter of 2022. The new TT SYD is Toscotec’s latest generation Steel Yankee and will replace Shawano Specialty Papers existing cast-iron dryer. It will deliver multiple benefits, including significant produ

International technology group ANDRITZ has successfully completed the start-up of a high-capacity, pressurized refining system at Guangxi Guoxu Dongteng Wood-Based Panel Co. Ltd., Guangxi province, China. The state-of-the art pressurized refining system, featuring a capacity of 45 bdmt/h and a 64” disc refiner, is designed to achieve superior fiber properties at low consumption of electrical and thermal energy. The system uses a mixture of eucalyptus and pine wood chips as raw

SCA increases the prices on white and brown kraftliner in Europe by €100 per tonne. The new price is valid from April 1, 2022. We see good demand in the market for kraftliner while supply is limited. Increased costs are evident and must be managed in order to safeguard stable supply of sustainable kraftliner, says Mikael Frölander, Vice President Marketing and Sales at SCA Containerboard. For further information, please contact: Anders Edholm, Senior Vice Preside

International technology group ANDRITZ will be presenting its innovative technologies for sustainable tissue production at Tissue World Miami, booth #B20, USA, from March 16 to 18, 2022. ANDRITZ experts will hold conference speeches at the fair with focus on the following topics: First-time use of bio-syngas for drying in the paper industry at Sofidel Sweden (Kisa plant) – presentation together with University of Pisa as technology partner. Product